2/24/24 6 GP The GP Sprint Championship $125.000 4yo&Up 6f Dirt 124lbs + penalties A surprisingly small field for a prestigious sprint race… you don’t see that often. But we have a six-pack of speedsters set to go… Read More ›
STAKES ARTICLES
All the Stakes previews and reviews.
Massive Purse at Stake in The Rebel
There is plenty of reason to be excited about Saturday’s running of the Grade 2 Rebel from OP. It offers fifty points for its winner in the TC standings, but also features one of the largest purses that you will see on the road to the KYD to the tune of $1,250.000.
Gents Head to the Gate for The Razorback Handicap
2/24/24 2 OP The Razorback Hcp (GIII) $600.000 4yo&Up 1 1/16m Dirt Hcp Weights All dirt roads lead to Hot Springs… down to OP we go for The Razorback Hcp (GIII), a mile and a sixteenth stakes for the… Read More ›
Some Big Reputations Go on the Line in The Honeybee
The Honeybee – Grade III [KYO]OP Race #1 1 1/16m Dirt Graded StakePurse $400.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. The search for KYO qualification heats up here with a very good race that will throw up a serious contender for… Read More ›
Aer Is Headed to Louisville on the “Backroads” Takes SUN Derby
2/18/24 9 SUN SUN Derby (GIII) [KYD] $400.000 3yo 1 1/16m Dirt 120lbs Every year, it seems many of the same stables are able to find themselves on the TC Trail, and Aer Stables certainly fits that description. The… Read More ›
Wild Light Takes The May for Second Lifetime Score
2/17/24 2 AQU The May $100.000 3yoF Foaled in NY 1m Dirt 122lbs +penalties The May seemed to be a two-horse race from gate to wire… Agie Of Aquarius broke alertly, set the pace to the furlong pole… Read More ›
The Angel Is Awesome in SUN Oaks
SUN Oaks [KYO]1 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $250.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. 1st Awesome Angel TwinTowersRacing Davis D It certainly never surprises me when this stable gets a surprise winner, in fact it seems that they win more races with… Read More ›
Alexandra Stakes Goes to Plan for One Runner at Least
Alexandra Stakes – Grade II [KYO]1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $300.000 Filly 3 Year Olds. Two things were obvious in this race one of which I hope you read in the preview I wrote. The one which I predicted… Read More ›
Alydar Stables “Takes” The Dust Commander
2/17/24 4 TP The Dust Commander $125.000 4yo&Up 1 1/16m Dirt 122lbs +penalties All Take did something on Saturday that he didn’t do in 2023… win a race. The Alydar Stables trained bay gelding stalked the pace in… Read More ›
Walk Em Down Makes an Impression in Risen Star
The Risen Star Stakes is the first 50-point KYD prep race on the schedule, but that didn’t stop Mother Nature from wanting to have her say on things. A steady rain all day at FG made the track muddy/soft. There were twelve horses scheduled to go in the Risen Star, but three of them would scratch out.
